MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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